Tejocote (Mexican hawthorn)

Crataegus mexicana

fruit

Small yellow-orange apples of a Mexican hawthorn, simmered in Christmas ponche and used for piñatas.

Origin

Mexico

Season (United States)

November to January

Preparation

They are cooked whole for half an hour in the ponche, then eaten cooked. Pits removed, like those of other hawthorns.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

They fill the piñatas of the posadas, the Mexican Christmas festivities.